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79 Cards in this Set
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The longest mountain range in the world is the _____ Mountains in South American.
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Andes
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There are several general types of mountains: _____, _____, _____ and _____.
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folded, block, dome and volcanic
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What is a volcano ?
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a mountain formed by lava and ash
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What kind of mountain is formed when a plate bulges?
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a dome-shaped mountain
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What kind of mountain is formed when lava cools and piles up?
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a volcanic mountain
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What kind of mountain is formed when rocks break into blocks?
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fault-block mountains
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What kind of mountain is formed when the crust folds to form peaks?
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a fold mountain
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World's longest chain of mountains above sea level, stretching along South America's west coast
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Andes
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World's highest mountain system, which forms a barrier separating India from the Tibetan plateau in China and is named with the Sanskrit for "Snowy Range"
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Himalaya(s)
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When molten rock breaks through the Earth's surface, it is called _____.
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magma
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When the plates of Earth collide, sometimes a --- is formed.
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volcano
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Example of a folded mountain is
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the Appalachian Mountains in eastern United States
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Example of a Fault-block mountain is
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The Sierra Nevada of western North America
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Example of a Dome mountain is
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Black Hills of South Dakota
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Two examples of volcanic mountain are
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Mount Fuji; Hawaiian Islands
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The hightest mountain in Africa, ___________________, is an ________________ volcano
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Mount Kilimanjaro; extinct
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Japan's Highest Mountain
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Mount Fuji
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Extinct
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No longer active or living
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erosion
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the wearing away of soil and rock by the action of wind or water
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barrier
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something that blocks the way
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Katharine Lee Bates wrote what
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America the Beautiful
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Mount Everest is in ________________major range or system located in _____________
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Himalayas; Nepal/Tibet
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Mount Aconcagua is in ________________major range or systemlocated in _____________
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Andes; Argentina
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Mount McKinley is in ________________major range or systemlocated in _____________
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Alaska; United States
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Mount Kilimanjaro is in ________________major range or systemlocated in _____________
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None; Tanzania - Africa
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Mount Elbrus is in ________________major range or system located in _____________
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Caucasus; Russia
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Mount Blanc is in ________________major range or system located in _____________
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Alps; France/Italy
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Mount Blanc is the highest in feet in the __________________
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Alps
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Mount Elbrus is the highest in feet in the __________________
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Europe
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Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest in feet in the __________________
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Africa
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Mount McKinley is the highest in feet in the __________________
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North America
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Mount Aconcagua is the highest in feet in the __________________
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Western Hemisphere
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Mount Everest is the highest in feet in the __________________
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World
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What feature makes it easier for mountain goats to get around mountains?
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Their hoofs have sharp edges that help them grip therocky earth. They also rise up on their hind legs, pivot around and stroll back out.
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How do mountain animals deal with suriving the cold weather?
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move down the mountain; grow heavy coats, hibernate; find shelter underground or under the snow.
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hibernate
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to go into a sleeplike state during winter while living off body fat.
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What helps mountain goats to stay warm?
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2 layers of fur; a soft woolly undercoat and a longer, shaggy outercoat.
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What happens to an animal's body to help it hibernate
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heartbeats and breathing rates slow down; their bodies cool off until the are about the same temp as their burrow.
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What are Voles and pikas.
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Vole: small animal that digs a maze of tunnels under the snow. Pika is a relative of the vole. Stores dried food in its den to survive the winters
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Largest meat eating animal in North America
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Mountain Lion
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guanacos
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ancestors of the llamas who live in the Andes of South America
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Ibex
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lives in the Alpines. Has long horns and looks like a goat.
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mythical Himalayan animal
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yeti; Abominable Snowman
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pass
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a place in the mountains that is lower than the surrounding peaks and that people use to get through the mountains
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Where did the Basques settle thousands of years ago?
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In the Pyrenees
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gap
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a low place in the mountains, often created by a river
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What have people looked for to get across mountains that blocked their way?
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passes and gaps (the lowest places on a mountain)
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Where did Daniel Boone go through the Applachain Mountains
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The Cumberland Gap
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Jose de San Martin was from ?
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Argentina
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Why did San Martin cross the Andes
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To fight the Spanish for freedom in South America.
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Where did San Martin end up when he crossed the South Pass in the Andes?
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In Chile. He then sailed to Peru.
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The South Pass is more than _____________feet high which is higher than the tallest mountain in the _____________?
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7,500; Appalachians
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Where are the Pyrenees located?
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Between Spain and France.
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avalance
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the rapid downhill fall of a large amount of snow
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hydroelectric plant
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a place that uses the force of moving water to power generators that make electricity
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mineral
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a naturally occurring chemical substance found in Earth's crust.
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plateau
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a large area of high but level ground, often located between mountain ranges
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terracing
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the building of level surfaces on a mountainside.
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Hillary and Norgay reached the peak of ________________ in _______________
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Mount Everest; 1953
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Who was the first to reach the top of Mount Everest?
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New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay
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Skking is an ______________ sport
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Ancient
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Skiing could have been used in ____________________
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warfare
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terracing turn mountain slopes into ____________________ so with lots of flat surfaces for _________________
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staircases; crops
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Examples of terracing can be found on which mountains?
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Andes and Himalayas
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People in the Andes raise ______________ on mountains
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llamas and alpacas
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People in the Himalayas raise ____________ on the mountains
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yaks
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People in the Alpines ______________ on the mountains
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herd goats
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Rocky Mountains are bursting with valuable ______________
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minerals
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_________________ were eventually found in the Rockies
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diamonds
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___________________ was discovered in the Rockies near ________________ in _______________
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Gold; Pikes Peak; 1858
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Ural Mountains in Russia are rich in ________________
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Minerals such as bauxite, zinc, silver, platinum, chrome, nickel and tungsten
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Coal Mines are located in
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Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains
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The gold rush lead people to discover what else?____________________
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minerals such as silver, lead, copper and zinc
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What is important in Denver, Colorado?
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water
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why is the western side of the mountain wetter than the eastern side?
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easterly winds blow in from the the Pacific Ocean and carry a great deal of moisture that turn into snow or rain as it goes up the mountain. When the winds get over the mountains, they have lost most of their moisture.
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Mountain streams are valuable as ___________________________ and ________________________
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sources of water and sources of pwer.
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generators
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huge machines that use the force of falling water to make electricity
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What general crossed from Spain to Italy in 212 B.C.
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Hannibal
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Where did Hannibal Cross?
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Hannibal crossed the Pyrenees and the Alps to reach Italy.
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